mario (series)

Also known as Super Mario or Super Mario Bros., the Mario franchise is a series of highly popular and acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi and his best friend Yoshi.

Gameplay in the series often centers around jumping on and defeating enemies. The games usually feature simple plots; the most common theme is that of Bowser, the primary antagonist, kidnapping Princess Peach, whom Mario saves.

Despite the plots usually being very simple, the Mario role-playing games tend to have deeper plots, often involving enemies other than Bowser (many of which involve Bowser actually teaming up with Mario), with aspirations for world domination. Mario and friends have been featured in 200 games, and the series has sold over 200 million copies total, making it the best-selling video game series of all time.

Characters

Major

• Bowser
• Luigi
• Mario

** Dr. Mario

• Pauline
• Princess Daisy
• Princess Peach
• Rosalina
• Toad
• Waluigi
• Wario

** Wario-Man ** Wario Deluxe

• Yoshi

Minor

• Angry Sun
• Birdo
• Blooper
• Bob-omb
• Boo
• Bowser Jr.
• Bullet Bill
• Buzzy Beetle
• Chain Chomp
• Cheep Cheep
• Dry Bones
• Goomba
• Hammer Bro
• Kamek
• King Boo
• Koopa Troopa

** Koopa Paratroopa

• Lakitu

** Spiny

• Luma
• Magikoopa
• Piranha Plant
• Shy Guy
• The Koopalings

** Iggy Koopa ** Larry Koopa ** Lemmy Koopa ** Ludwig von Koopa ** Morton Koopa Jr. ** Roy Koopa ** Wendy O. Koopa

• Thwomp
• Toad Brigade

** Banktoad ** Captain Toad ** Hint Toad ** Mailtoad ** Yellow Toad

• Toadette

** Peachette

• Toadsworth
• Wart
• Warupeach

Unofficial Characters

• Bowsette
• Bowsette Jr.
• Crownette
• Lord Peach
• Peachyboo
• Princess Bullet Bill
• Princess Chain Chomp
• Princess King Boo
• Princess Petey Piranha
• Princess Piranha Plant
• Princess Thwomp
• Shy Gal

Items

• 1-Up Mushroom

** Infinite 1Up

• ? Block
• ! Block
• Blue Shell
• Coin Block
• Coin
• Fire Flower
• Frog Costume
• Goomba's Shoe
• Green Shell
• Hammer Suit
• Junior Clown Car
• Koopa Clown Car
• POW Block
• Red Shell
• Super Crown
• Super Leaf
• Super Mushroom
• Super Star
• Tanuki Suit
• Warp Pipe

Games

Main

• Donkey Kong (1981)
• Mario Bros. (1983)
• Super Mario Bros. 1 (1985)
• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)
• Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
• Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
• Super Mario Land (1989)
• Super Mario World (1990)
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
• Super Mario All-Stars (1993)
• Super Mario 64 (1996)

** Super Mario 64 DS (2004)

• Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
• Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
• Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
• Super Mario 3D World (2013)

** Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

• Super Mario Run (2016/2017)
• Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

** Meetup In Bellabel Park (2026)

Spin-off

Dr. Mario series

• Dr. Mario (1990)
• Dr. Mario 64 (2001)
• Dr. Luigi (2013)
• Dr. Mario World (2019)

Luigi's Mansion series

• Luigi's Mansion (2001)
• Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013)
• Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019)

Mario Kart series

• Super Mario Kart (1992)
• Mario Kart 64 (1996)
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
• Mario Kart DS (2005)
• Mario Kart Wii (2008)
• Mario Kart 7 (2011)
• Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013)
• Mario Kart 8 (2014)
• Mario Kart Tour (2019)
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020)
• Mario Kart World (2025)

Mario Party series

• Mario Party 1 (1998)
• Mario Party 2 (1999)
• Mario Party 3 (2000)
• Mario Party 4 (2002)
• Mario Party 5 (2003)
• Mario Party 6 (2004)
• Mario Party 7 (2005)
• Mario Party 8 (2007)
• Mario Party DS (2007)
• Mario Party 9 (2012)
• Mario Party: Island Tour (2013)
• Mario Party 10 (2015)
• Mario Party: Star Rush (2016)
• Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017)
• Super Mario Party (2018)
• Mario Party Superstars (2021)
• Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

• Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006)
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010)

Mario + Rabbids series

• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017)
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)

Mario's Picross series

• Mario's Picross (1995)
• Mario's Super Picross (1995)

New Super Mario Bros. series

• New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
• New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)

** New Super Luigi U (2013) ** New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

RPGs

• Super Mario RPG (1996)
• Paper Mario

** Paper Mario 64 (2001) ** Paper Mario: The Thousand-year Door (2004) ** Super Paper Mario (2007) ** Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) ** Paper Mario: Color Splash (2017) ** Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)

• Mario & Luigi RPG

** Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) ** Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) ** Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) ** Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) ** Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015) ** Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

Sports games

• Mario Golf

** NES Open Tournament Golf (1987) ** Mario Golf (N64) (1999) ** Mario Golf (GBC) (1999) ** Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003) ** Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004) ** Mario Golf: World Tour (2014) ** Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)

• Mario Tennis

** Mario's Tennis (1995) ** Mario Tennis (N64) (2000) ** Mario Power Tennis (2004) ** Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005) ** Mario Tennis Open (2012) ** Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) ** Mario Tennis Aces (2018) ** Mario Tennis Fever (2026)

• Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)
• Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006)
• Mario Super Sluggers (2008)
• Mario Sports Mix (2010)
• Mario Sports Superstars (2017)

• Mario & Sonic series

** Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) ** Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) ** Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) ** Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) ** Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) ** Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (2019)

• Mario Strikers series

** Super Mario Strikers (2005) ** Mario Strikers Charged (2007) ** Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)

Super Mario Maker series

• Super Mario Maker (2015)
• Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

Wario series

• Wario Land

** Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) ** Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995) ** Wario Land II (1998) ** Wario Land 3 (2000) ** Wario Land 4 (2001) ** Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)

• Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994)
• Wario's Woods (1994)
• WarioWare (2003)

** WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) ** WarioWare: Touched! (2004) ** WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006) ** WarioWare: D.I.Y. (2009) ** Game & Wario (2013) ** WarioWare Gold (2018) ** WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)

• WarioWare: Move It! 2023
• Wario World (2003)
• Wario: Master of Disguise (2007)

Yoshi series

• Yoshi (1992)
• Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
• Yoshi's Safari (1993)
• Yoshi's Island (1995)

** Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

• Yoshi's Story (1997)
• Yoshi Touch & Go (2005)
• Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
• Yoshi's New Island (2014)
• Yoshi's Woolly World (2015)
• Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026)

Other games

• Wrecking Crew (1985)
• Mario is Missing! (1992)
• Mario Paint (1992)
• Mario Teaches Typing (1992)
• Mario's Time Machine (1993)
• Mario & Wario (1993)
• Hotel Mario (1994)
• Mario Clash (1995)
• Mario Pinball Land (2004)
• Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005)
• Super Princess Peach (2005)
• Fortune Street (2011)
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)
• Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)

Adaptations

Animated

• Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong segments, 1983)
• Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986)
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
• Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989)
• The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
• Super Mario World (1991)
• Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land (1993)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

Comics

• Super Mario (Kodansha manga) (KC Mario) (1988)
• Nintendo Comics System (Mario comics, 1990)
• Super Mario-kun (1991)
• Super Mario Adventures (1992)
• Go!! Go!! Mario Kart (2006)

Live action

• Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Other

• Lego Super Mario (2020)
• Super Mario Compact Disco (1993)

See also

• Donkey Kong (series)
• Super Smash Bros.